Nikola Jokic became the third player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season, Jamal Murray hit several clutch shots in his return and the Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-109 on Friday night in Denver.

Jokic had his 34th triple-double with 26 points, 16 rebounds and a dozen assists. He wrapped up a triple-double average with his fourth assist of the night. The other players to average a triple-double for a full season: Russell Westbrook, Jokic’s current Denver teammate, and Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson.

The Nuggets improved to 49-32, strengthening their bid for home-court advantage in the Western Conference playoffs, and the Grizzlies fell to 47-34

Aaron Gordon led Denver with 33 points, and Murray chipped in 15 points in his return from a sprained right ankle that sidelined him six games. .

Warriors 103, Trail Blazers 85: Jimmy Butler III scored 24 points for visiting Golden State, which did not clinch a top-6 playoff spot with one game remaining. Because Minnesota beat Brooklyn, the Warriors will have to wait until Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Clippers to learn their postseason fate in the tight Western Conference.

“I can’t remember anything like this where, I mean, I saw today there’s a potential for a five-way tie. That’s crazy after 82 games,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.

Timberwolves 117, Nets 91: Rudy Gobert matched his career high with 35 points and had 11 rebounds to put the host Minnesota on the brink of a top-six finish that would avoid the play-in games.

Julius Randle added 21 points for the Timberwolves (48-33), who would win the majority of multi-team tiebreakers within the cluster of clubs that have pinballed back and forth for weeks in the Western Conference from third through eighth place.

One problem: Anthony Edwards picked up his 18th technical foul of the season. That prompted an automatic suspension for the next game Sunday that the Timberwolves will need to win to improve their seed.

Bucks 125, Pistons 119: Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds to lead Milwaukee in Detroit, securing the No. 5 seed in the Eastern playoffs. Antetokounmpo has a career-high 11 triple-doubles this season, surpassing his total from last year by one.

Cade Cunningham scored 36 points on 15-of-21 shooting for the Pistons, who will be seeded sixth in their first postseason appearance since 2019.

Hawks 124, 76ers 110: Trae Young hit six 3-pointers and had 36 points and 11 assists, Caris LeVert added 31 points for Atlanta, securing the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Georges Niang scored 16 points and Mouhamed Gueye added 10 points and a career-high 18 rebounds for the Hawks.

Heat 153, Pelicans 104: Bam Adebayo had 23 points and 12 rebounds in just 22 minutes, and Miami earned what became host New Orleans Pelicans’ most lopsided regular-season loss in franchise history. Tyler Herro, who also played just 22 minutes, scored 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting, and Duncan Robinson scored 21 points in 19 minutes for Miami, which never trailed and led by as many as 52.

The Heat’s chances of moving up to the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference vanished when Chicago also won to clinch that spot. The Heat will be the 10th seed, and open the postseason with a play-in game on Wednesday night at Chicago.

Cavaliers 108, Knicks 102: Darius Garland scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to lead Cleveland comeback from 23 points down in New York against the Knicks, who finished 0-8 against the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.

The Knicks were locked into the No. 3 seed in the East during the game when the Indiana Pacers, resting all five starters, were routed by the Orlando Magic to end their hopes of passing New York.

Celtics 130, Hornets 94: Payton Pritchard scored 22 points, Sam Hauser had 20 and the host Celtics earned their 60th victory of the season. The teams will meet again in Boston on Sunday. Celtics star Jaylen Brown was out with a sore right knee that’s hampered him the past month, making him ineligible for postseason awards because he didn’t reach the league’s threshold for games played.

Thunder 145, Jazz 111: Aaron Wiggins scored 35 points and Isaiah Joe added 32 on a career-high 10 3-pointers to lead Oklahoma City in Salt Lake City.

Bulls 119, Wizards 89: Julian Phillips scored a career-high 23 points on 7-of-9 shooting, Nikola Vucevic finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists for host Chicago. The Bulls are ninth in the Eastern Conference and will play a loser-out home game against the 10th-place Miami Heat in the play-in on Wednesday.

Mavericks 124, Raptors 102: Anthony Davis had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his fourth career triple-double as host Davis also had a season-high seven blocks.

Magic 129, Pacers 115: Trevelin Queen scored a career-high 25 points and Anthony Black added 21 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists to lift Orlando in a battle of backups in Indianapolis.

Queen made five 3-pointers for the Magic, who won their fifth straight despite benching four starters after locking up a spot in the play-in tournament.

All five of Indiana’s starters also sat out one day after securing home-court advantage in its first playoff series since 2014.

The loss locked the Pacers into the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference and creates a first-round rematch against Milwaukee. Indiana won that series last season.

Suns 117, Spurs 98: Ryan Dunn scored 26 points, Bradley Beal added 21 and the host Suns ended an eight-game losing streak.

Sixers’ Embiid undergoes knee surgery: Philadelphia center Joel Embiid had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, and the team said he will be re-evaluated in about six weeks. Embiid originally had meniscus surgery on Feb. 6, 2024, days after Golden State’s Jonathan Kuminga fell on the leg. Hereturned for the playoffs, though he never fully recovered. He averaged 23.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 19 games this season before he was shut down.

Wells expected to miss rest of season: Memphis forward Jaylen Wells is expected to miss the rest of the season after breaking his right wrist and sustaining a concussion and facial laceration in a hard fall Tuesday against Charlotte.